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172005 Hall of Fame Inductees
The University of Oregon congratulates a seven-time All
American swimmer, a track and field standout and member
of the Ducks' 1957 Rose Bowl contingent as well as one of
Oregon's most storied football teams. All were inducted
into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, October 14, 2005.
Dick Boyd Jack Morris Football Team
Swimming Football/Track & Field 1994
1962-1965 1955-1957
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Manase Hopoi cuts upfield in Washington’s 20-17 season-opening loss to Air Force. Hopoi led the Pacific-10 Conference in tackles for a
loss with 22 last year. The senior defensive tackle is questionable to play against Oregon.
Huskies invade
Autzen intent on
stealing a win
Ducks look to avoid a
costly letdown against
one-win Washington
BY SHAWN MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR
The West Coast’s hottest rivalry
reheats Saturday as the Washington
Huskies (1-4 overall, 0-2 conference)
visit Autzen Stadium in search of
their first conference victory against
No. 20 Oregon (5-1,2-1).
• The two programs are currently
headed in different directions, yet
have the distinct possibility of meet
ing for the conference crown in the
coming years.
Oregon is led by a veteran group
of seniors, while Washington is re
building. But the Ducks could be
there in the near future with the de
parture of the starting quarterback,
running back, top wide receiver, H
back, etc. And that is just on offense.
The Oregon defense will have to
reload with the loss of both starting
corners, a starting linebacker and
most likely two starting defensive
linemen (assuming junior Haloti
Ngata heads to the NFL draft).
In the meantime, the Ducks are
flying high after a 31-17 victory at
then-No. 17 Arizona State last
week, while the Huskies are in the
second year as the Pacific-10 Con
ference doormat.
After falling behind 10-0 in the
first quarter last week, Oregon
scored 24 unanswered points. Ari
zona State cut the lead in half with
a touchdown midway through the
third, and took over in Oregon ter
ritory after intercepting a pass on
the Ducks’ ensuing possession.
However, Oregon cornerback Justin
Phinisee intercepted the Sun Dev
ils’ next pass and returned it 51
yards. The Ducks put the game
Jeremiah Armenia | State Press
Arizona State tailback Rudy Burgess (3) is tackled by six Oregon defenders. The Ducks
held Burgess to 25 yards rushing last week.
away with a ^4-yard touchdown
reception by Demetrius Williams in
the fourth quarter.
Washington, which had a bye last
week, has been recuperating from a
near-upset of No. 12 UCLA two
weeks ago. The Huskies led late in
the fourth quarter, but the Bruins
scored with just more than one
minute remaining in the game to
earn a 21-17 win.
“A team coming off a bye has the
benefit of recovery time regardless
of whether it’s the third, fourth or
fifth week of the season,” Oregon
head coach Mike Bellotti said. “And
the extra preparation time to not
only prepare for their opponent, but
prepare themselves — maybe new
plays and new ideas.”
That is what Washington has
done; it has been focusing on cor
recting the miscues and preparing
for the Ducks’ wide-open offense.
“We’re working on Oregon the
whole week, on their schemes,
some of the things they’re trying
to bring at us,” Washington
defensive tackle Manase Hopoi
said. “Also, we worked on correct
ing the little things we were doing
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